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It
is
about
18
km
away
from
Channagiri
to
Davanagere
route
in
Channagiri
Taluk.
It
is
said
to
be
the
second
largest
lake
built
in
Asia.
Shanthi
Sagara
also
called
Sulekere.
It
is
located
at
sulekere
of
Channagiri
taluk
Davanagere.
Shanti
Sagara
tank,
created
by
an
embankment
with
sluice
outlets,
built
in
1128,
the
tank
has
a
history
of
800
years.
It
took
three
years
to
construct
the
massive
tank.
The
tank,
which
has
a
water
spread
of
6,550
acres,
has
a
circumference
of
30
km.It
has
a
totalĀ drainage
basinĀ of
81,483
acres
(32,975Ā ha).
ItĀ irrigatesĀ 4,700
acres
(1,900Ā ha)
of
land
and
more
than
170
villages
are
benefited
by
it.
The
name
is
derived
from
"Sule"Ā courtesanĀ and
"kere"
tank.
Sulekere
renamed
to
Shanthi
Sagara,
where
"shanthi"
is
the
first
name
ofĀ princessĀ Shantava,
who
constructed
this
tank.
"Sagara"
meansĀ Ocean,
as
this
tank
is
one
of
biggest
tanks
inĀ Asia,
so
the
tank
is
compared
to
an
ocean.
It
has
twoĀ sluices.
That
to
the
north
is
called
the
"Sidda",
and
that
to
the
south
the
"Basava".
Notwithstanding
the
damaged
state
of
the
sluices
and
the
great
force
of
the
water
when
escaping
through
them,
the
embankment
has
always
remained
firm
and
uninjured,
a
satisfactory
proof
of
the
solidity
of
the
structure.
If
required
(as
during
drought)
the
tank
can
be
fed
by
surplus
water
fromĀ Bhadra
Dam's
right
bank
canal.
Drinking
water
is
supplied
from
Shanthi
Sagara
toĀ Chitradurga,
Karnataka
Urban
Water
Supply
and
Drainage
Board
(KUWS&DB)
has
fundedĀ ā¹Ā 80
crore
to
this
project
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